Display stand



J. A. WILSON.

DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 7 192!- Federated Dec. 5, i922.

JAMES A. WILSON, OF CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS.

DISPLAY STAND.

Application filed November 7, 1921. Serial No. 513,230.

To all whom it 77mg] concern.

Be it known that James A. TILSON, a citizen of the United States. and aresident '01 Chicago Hei hts, in the county of Cook and State oi?Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Displaytjtands; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact desiription of the same, reference being had to theaccoinpai'iying drawings, and to the numerals of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification. J p

it is an object of this invention to provide a display stand withinterchangeable tops so that tops of various kinds may be secured uponthe same pedestal.

It is a further object of this invention to provide such a stand withinterchangeable tops in which the tops shall be securely held in placewithout danger of accidental displacement and yet may be readilydetached when it is desired to change them.

It is a further object of this invention to supply such interchangeabletops upon a stand having a tilting head so that the tops may be placedat any desired angle.

Other and further important objects of my invention will appear from thefollowing specification and the accompanying drawings, in which I haveillustrated and described my invention in av preferred form.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of the stand with the style of top shown inFigure 7 attached thereto.

Figure 2 is a side view of the head used in the stand.

Figure 3 is a top plan view ofthe stand with the style of top shown inFigure 6 attached thereto.

Figure t is a plan of one style of top.

Figure 5 is a side view of another style of top secured to the stand.

Figure 6 is a plan of another style of top.

Figure 7 is a plan showing how a table may be secured to the style oftop shown in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a section upon the line 88 of Figure 8.

Figure 9 is a section showing a. modified form.

Figure 10 is a section through one of the dowel ains of Figure 9.

As s own on the drawings:

The pedestal of the stand consists of shaft 1 mounted upon a base 2 of.any con 'ventional'or desired form. The upper end oi the shaft 1 isbifurcated as shown at 3 in Figures 5 and 8 and in the bifurcation isreceived the lower edge or flange of a tilting head 5. The flange 6 hasa hole 7 through it and through this hole and the sides of the bfurcation 3 goes a bolt 8 provided with. a wing nut 11 whereby the head5 may be secured at any desired angle. I

The head beside the downwardly 6X7 tending flange 6 has two upwardlyentendmg flanges The flange 6 extends the whole length of the head butthe flanges 9 stop short of the complete length otthe head, thusalilording shoulders 10 and 10 The form of top illustrated in Figure 6is shown applied to the stand in Figure 3. It is used when the stand isfor the purpose of displaying neckties or other articles which can behung over a single bar. It

consists of a bar 12 ordinarily of rectangular cross section but notnecessarily so. The central portion 13 of this bar is reduced to make apair of shoulders 14 and 1 1 on each side of thebar at each end of thereduced portion. 13. The distance between the shoulders 14 and 14 isequal to the distance be tween the shoulders '10 and 1O and width of thereduced portion 13 is equal to the distance between the flanges 9.Prefer ably also the thickness of the bar 12 at the part 13 is the sameas the depth of the grooyebetween the two flanges 9. It will be notedthat the shoulders 10 and 143 are inclined and inter-fit and effectivelyprevent the displacement of the top due to the weight otsupportedobjects.

The bar 12 therefore may be seated in this groove with the'sides of thereducedportwn 13 in contact with the flanges 9, the shoulders 14 and 145in contact with the shoulders 10 and 10 the bottom of the reducedportion 13 in contact with the bottom of the groove between the flanges9, and the top of the reduced portion flush with the top of the flanges9. Thus a very firm seating 18 obtained and the bar may-be securelyheld, but at the same time it can readily be removed by shifting itslightly upward and lifting it straight out from the groove. Theextensions 30 of the head 5 beyond the shoulders 10 and 10 afiordsurfaces which come against the under side of the bar 12 and if the barshould stick a tool may be introduced between one of these surfaces andthe bar to pry the bar out of the groove.

If the bar should become marred by this tool the marks will be on theunder side of the bar where they will not show.

In the modification illustrated in'Fig. 7 the bar 12 is secured to theunder side of a table 15. Although Figure 7 shows a square table, it isobvious that a round, oval or other desired shape of table may besecured to the bar 12 and applied to the pedestal in the same way as theillustrated table.

Another form of top, illustrated in Figure 5, is made by joining the endof a bar 12 by a mortise and teno'n joint as illustrated at 16 to bars17 in a plane at right angles to the bar 12 but the bars 17 stand at anangle to the surfaces of the bar 12 so that when the head 5 is placedhorizontal these bars 17 will occupy two parallel vertical planes butwill be themselves oblique sloping steeply upward and to the lett asseen in Figure 5. The bars 17 are provided with notches 18 in whichcross rods or cross bars oi any desired pattern may be suspended. Therack thus formed will serve for suspending hosiery or neckties orsimilar articles.

The form of top illustrated in Figure 4 has a cross bar 20 whose crosssection is the shape and size of the cross section of the reduced partof the bar 12. The length of bar 20 is however slightly greater than thelength of the reduced portion 13. It is thus adapted to fit in thegroove between the flanges 9. At each end of the bar 20 are securedpieces 21 and 22 at right angles to the bar 20. The distance between thepieces 21 and 22 is equal to the length of the reduced portion 18. Thesepieces afford a bearing across the bar 20 which is analogous to theshoulders 14 of the bar 12 in Figure 6 and when the bar 20 is placed inthe groove, the ends of the flanges 9 which afi ord the shoulders 10will abut against the pieces 21 and 22 and secure the same firm holdthat has already been described. By tilting the head 5 the piece 22 maybe made to be higher than the piece 21 if desired. Preferably a flange23 is provided upon the piece 22, so that it is higher than 21. Thisstyle of top may serve to support a pair of shoes by hooking the heelsof the shoes over this flange and letting the toes thereof rest upon thepiece 21.

The form of head illustrated in Figures 9 and 10 does not have thegroove aiforded by the two flanges 9. It is however provided with thedownwardly extending flange 6 and the hole 7 already described. The mainbody 25 of this head from which the flange 6 descends is provided withtwo dowel pins 26. A top of any desired form 27 is provided with twoholes at the same distance apart as the two dowel pins 26. The toptherefore may be fitted onto the head by slipping the dowel pins intothese holes.

I am aware that many other styles of tops besides those which I haveillustrated may be secured to the head in the way which I haveillustrated. I am also aware that many details of construction may bevaried through a wide range without departing from my invention, and Itherefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise thannecessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a display stand, a pedestal, a head secured to said pedestal,upstanding parts upon said head, a top provided with bearing surfaces atan angle to one another, one of said surfaces bearing against the bodyof said head, the other of said surfaces bearing against the upstandingparts.

2. In a display device, a pedestal, a head, the head having a downwardlyextending flange and two upwardly extending flanges, means pivoting thedownwardly extending flange to the top of the pedestal, said upwardlyextending flanges affording a groove between them, and a top having aportion adapted to fit in said groove whereby said top may be detachablysecured to the head.

3. In a display device, a head, a pair of parallel upstanding flangesthereon whereby a groove is provided bounded by said flanges, a shoulderat each end of each of said flanges, a top having a portion of the widthand depth of said groove and having shoulders at each end of each sideof said. portion, whereby the shoulders upon the top are adapted tocontact with the shoulders upon the flanges when the said portion of thetop is inserted in said groove.

4-. In a display device, a base, a. pedestal rising from said base, ahead pivotally secured to said pedestal, a top comprising a merchandiseholder. :1 top support secured to said top and detachably secured byjoinery to said head.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES A. WILSON.

lVitnesses CHARLES \V. HILLs, J12, JAMns M. OBRIEN.

